Assistant Headteacher - Responsibility for English
Full time
Salary range: Leadership
Required from Easter or September 2025
Downham Market Academy require an innovative and highly motivated Assistant Headteacher to join the leadership team of our outstanding school.
The ideal candidate will bring creativity and leadership skills to support and inspire the wider school community. You will have a proven track record of effective leadership and success, exemplary classroom practice as well as an ability to lead and motivate staff, to think proactively and work collaboratively.
The applicant should have strong experience in leading a faculty area in a written subject and should have A-Level or degree level English qualifications.
Downham Market Academy is part of the Eastern Learning Alliance, a family of schools across Cambridgeshire and East Anglia.
Informal visits are welcome please contact Kate Coupland, kcoupland@dma.tela.org.uk
The successful candidate will be:
•exemplary and inspiring in their teaching;
•highly organised, motivational and flexible;
•an inclusive individual, with high expectations of all students, who is committed to all pupils reaching their full potential;
•reflective in classroom practice;
•dedicated to raising standards and working in partnership with others;
•have high expectations of themselves and others;
•be a good communicator with excellent interpersonal skills;
•have excellent subject knowledge;
•be flexible and a good team player.
Our Trust is committed to equal opportunities, to safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff are expected to share this commitment and undergo the appropriate checks. All positions within the Trust are subject to enhanced DBS checks and satisfactory references. Only applications submitted on using the application form will be accepted. We do not accept applications by CV.
Downham Market Academy Safeguarding Policy:
Interviews will be held as and when suitable applicants arise. If you have not heard from us by the closing date you can expect your application to be unsuccessful.